FW: CDC/APIC_New Quick Observation Tools to Help Prevent HAIs

[Glenys Harrington]

Dear All,

Great to see this CDC & APIC initiative – checklists that can be used in
“real-time” by infection control and frontline stakeholders – see below

. Free

. Ready-to-use,

. A quick check at the local level

. Quick assessment forms or “cards”

. 3-8 questions ONLY

. Deficiencies can be identified, investigated, and remediated in a
timely manner

. Each observation is based on specific guideline recommendations or
general consensus as published in the literature.

The secret is keeping the checklist to a very short list – I usually limit
my check lists to 6-8 yes/no questions

Much better idea than some of the lengthy, time consuming audits that are
not being feedback in real-time that are being generated for accreditation
purposes in Australia at the moment.

If you are interested in checklists and their use in healthcare Atul Gawan,
a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, has written a book
called “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” which is a good
place to start.

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

P.O. Box 6385

Melbourne

Australia, 3004

M: +61 404816434

E: infexion@ozemail.com.au

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CDC and APIC Announce Quick Observation Tools to Help Prevent
Healthcare-associated Infections

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
(APIC
) and Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) announce the availability of free, downloadable Quick
Observation Tools
(QUOTs)
for infection control. These tools are designed to help healthcare
facilities quickly identify infection prevention deficiencies and take
corrective action in real time to protect patients from
healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Nurse – Quick Observation Tools to
Help Prevent Healthcare

QUOTs are a set of ready-to-use, quick assessment forms or “cards” that
enable frontline healthcare personnel to do infection prevention checks at
the patient-care level in a matter of minutes and quickly identify,
investigate, and remediate deficiencies.

The QUOTs were developed for use in

*Acute care hospitals
*Ambulatory settings
*Critical access hospital care units
*Critical care hospital high-level disinfection areas

Learn more and download the QUOTs
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